Bello Touchscreen PMP
The holy grail of touch interface design seems to be marrying the simplicity of hand gestures with deep navigation. This is Bello’s speciality. Designer Ryan…
Technology
Say Goodbye to Messy Cables
Having the latest in technology is great-every gadget you can think of all the better. Yet with those tech pieces comes a wired mess. Studio…
Smarter Clothing Care Labels
Coming from a fashion design background, I find it surprising 70% of people don’t read the care labels and when they do, it’s usually too…
Is all industrial design software the same?
Mike Hudspeth from Machine Design talks about what to look for in ID software. Today there are many. Besides Alias ($25,000), good packages include Rhino…
It’s a PC, No It’s a Lamp. Wait, It’s Kinda Both
Turning Lamp is a PC mounted on a lamp base. It uses tactile interfaces people are familiar with when turning lamps on so a pull…
High Tech Napkins
We saw several napkin idea concepts last year but this is the first to utilize e-ink and RF technology. The Napkin PC is designed for…
Look No Further, Freedom Phone is here
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you might have gone traveling overseas and your current mobile phone doesn’t work? Well kiss those…
Optimus Tactus
I am not talking about a new Transformer Robot, but about a new design concept from Artemy Lebedev. The Optimus Tactus is a touch surface…
Music to Your Ears
In a day where portable music devices are a must have, and the desire for “chill-out” time is even more crucial, designers are hearing what…
Easy Plugs
Raise Me Up is an electric powerstrip designed to make it easy for one handed operation. Normally you would have to brace a powerstrip with…
High Tech Crosswalks
School Zone is a concept crosswalk designed specifically for school zones but has amazing potential for other uses. The system changes several key elements to…
The Value Of A Promise
Growing up my parents would often make promises they had no intention of keeping. Usually these empty verbal contracts were just a ploy to get…